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Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Cina Rossa, Johnny Ray,
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Pacifico del sud, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Televisione,
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Corea del Nord, Corea del Sud, Marilyn Monroe
verse
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Rosenbergs, bomba H, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I", and "The Catcher in the Rye"
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"
Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Eisenhower, Vaccino, L'Inghilterra ha una nuova regina,
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana, goodbye
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana arrivederci
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, non l'abbiamo acceso, ma abbiamo provato a combatterlo
verse
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser e Prokofiev,
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Rockefeller, Campanella, Blocco Comunista,
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron,
verse
Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"
Dien Bien Phu cade, Rock Around the Clock,
verse
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn ha un team vincente,
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland,
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev,
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez
Principessa Grace, Peyton Place, guai nel Suez,
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, non l'abbiamo acceso, ma abbiamo provato a combatterlo
verse
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac,
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Sputnik, Zhou Enlai, Il ponte sul fiume Kwai,
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Libano, Charles de Gaulle, baseball californiano,
Starkweather homicide, children of thalidomide
Omicidio di Starkweather, bambini di Talidomide
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Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, space monkey, mafia
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, scimmia spaziale, mafia
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
Gli hula hoop, Castro, Edsel è terra di nessuno
U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy
U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola e Kennedy,
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Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgi nel Congo.
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, non l'abbiamo acceso, ma abbiamo provato a combatterlo
verse
Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Hemingway, Eichmann, Straniero in terra straniera,
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Dylan, Berlino, Invasione della baia dei Porci
"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania
Lawrence d'Arabia, Beatle-mania britannica,
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston sconfigge Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
Papa Paolo, Malcolm X, sesso politico britannico,
JFK – blown away, what else do I have to say?
J.F.K. spazzato via, che altro devo dire?
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, non l'abbiamo acceso, ma abbiamo provato a combatterlo
verse
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Controllo nascite, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon ritornato,
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Inizio, Reagan, Palestina, Terrore sull'aereo di linea,
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
Ayatollah è in Iran, russi in Afghanistan
verse
"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide
Ruota della fortuna, Sally Ride, suicidio heavy metal,
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
Debiti esteri, reduci senzatetto, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law
Medicinali sulle coste, la Cina è sotto la legge marziale,
Rock and roller, cola wars, I can't take it anymore
Guerre di cola di Rock and Roller, non lo sopporto più
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
But when we are gone
Ma quando saremo andati
It will still burn on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
Brucerà ancora, e ancora, e ancora, e ancora, ...
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, non l'abbiamo acceso, ma abbiamo provato a combatterlo
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, non l'abbiamo acceso, ma abbiamo provato a combatterlo
chorus
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Ha sempre bruciato, da quando il mondo gira
We didn't start the fire
Non abbiamo innescato il fuoco
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, non l'abbiamo acceso, ma abbiamo provato a combatterlo
Writer(s): Billy Joel
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Album • 1989 • 11 tracks
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